Author Archives: Mason Shoma

Yep, I’m a two-year-old who loves vegetable stick an hummus. At least it is healthy. Even though I have been caught eating hummus alone with a spoon, I really do like vegetable sticks too. Sometimes when dinner is being prepared and I can’t wait, Mommy and Daddy give me a vegetable stick to munch onContinue reading “Hummus”

During class today one of my friends was standing up instead of sitting in his seat so I approached him and tapped him on the shoulder and then tapped the chair. My teacher saw this and told me that I should ask him to sit down. So I said, “Suwatte” and and did. I mayContinue reading ““Sit down””

This morning I felt like a piggy back ride to school and Daddy happily obliged. Once we got to school I got down and walked on my own. After I pressed the elevator buttons I sat on a little chair in the elevator that I like to sit on, even if it is only forContinue reading “Piggy back to school”

Daddy came home a bit late again so he had to eat dinner all by himself. I kept him company and had him read me a book. Come to think of it, instead of keeping him company during dinner I actually kept him from eating his dinner. He didn’t mind. He seemed really happy readingContinue reading “Book time during Daddy’s dinner”

Today we had our English lesson at school. However, for me it is not a lesson, just English time. We sang and danced, but my favorite part was the silhouette quiz. I was so happy that I was able to answer “Mouse!” when I saw the silhouette. Our teach told me “Nice!” and that madeContinue reading “English lesson”

Tonight my bedtime book was a zukan again. I just can’t get enough of vehicles.

My favorite song to sing is still Wheels on the Bus. I never get tired of hearing it or singing it. But sometimes I’m pretty particular about what part of the bus we should sing about next.

Today we visited the vehicle exhibit on our walk. My classmates and I really enjoyed looking at the pictures and the little train models. But I think I was the most excited. I exclaimed, “Densha! Basu!” when I saw the exhibit. I even talked about it after we left, saying “Densha ita ne. Basu itaContinue reading “Vehicle exhibit”

I’m a stalling expert when it comes to bedtime. Besides the usual extra bedtime hugs and kisses that I ask for with practiced charm, I have other tactics. I try to push back my bedtime by insisting I do certain things. Even after I’m out in bed and get my good night kisses and hugsContinue reading “Bedtime stalling with poop”

Today I woke up in a pretty good mood. I was very active on our walk to school. I was singing with Daddy and chatting about various things. One of the things I’m getting much better at is copying speech. Today I had fun copying Daddy when he said “Go go go!”

I love zukan, or illustrated reference books. I often borrow zukan from school instead of story books. I love looking at pictures of vehicles and l am getting really good at learning their names. Even at school you can often find me sitting with a zukan carefully scanning each and every page.

Even though I’m young and usually have a lot of energy there are times when we go for our walk at school that I don’t want to walk. I just feel run down and want to take it easy. At these times our teachers put me in the stroller while everyone else walks. Some daysContinue reading “Run down walk”

I have a rascally face. Sometimes I can look at you and you’ll know that I’m up to no good. Or at least that’s what I want you to think.

I like me some natto. I know many non-Japanese think it is smelly and slimey…and they are right, but it is also delicious. I’m getting so good at using my chopsticks that I can eat my natto all by myself.

I’m talking more and more every day. Most of it is at school though. And school is a Japanese-speaking environment and home and English-speaking one, so Mommy and Daddy often don’t hear what I can say in Japanese. I’m stringing a lot of words together now. Today when at the park my teacher asked meContinue reading “Where are the grasshoppers?”

We picked up an apple pie on our way home from the city and had it for dessert. I don’t often have dessert so I was really happy and excited about the apple pie!

Daddy doesn’t have a chance to cook much during the week so he likes to cook on the weekends. I like the food he cooks, but I don’t really like how the cooking cuts into our play time. The weekends are the only time for us to spend a lot of time playing together. SometimesContinue reading “Waiting for dinner”

Mommy had to go to the city, so I jumped at the opportunity to ride the bus with her. She had been planning to take the subway which would be faster, but I had been talking about riding the bus all week so she changed her plans and we all took the bus instead. WhileContinue reading “Bus ride and snacktime with Daddy”

We have a display on the kitchen counter and every so often I hear Daddy talking to it. It turns out that it is an Echo Show. I had alway thought it was a very bulky iPad that was not as easy to use.

After the ice cream festival we went home to pick up the car and then drove Baaba and Obachan back home. But not without stopping for dinner at a sushi restaurant. We had a great time there as well. I ate my fill, which was quite a lot considering that I just had ice creamContinue reading “Sushi with Baaba and Obachan”